Reference no: EM133242000

1. Anesthesia for dialysis vascular shunt on the arm for a patient approaching end stage renal disease. (assign anesthesia code and P modifier)

2. Assign the appropriate code and physical status modifier to describe anesthesia services for this non-MEDICARE claim. This is a 51-year-old man with chronic right-sided submandibular swelling occurring over the last few years. The diagnosis of right sialoadenitis was made. An excision of right submandibular gland was performed. The patient has mild hypertension. Two codes are required.

3. Assign the appropriate code and physical status modifier to describe anesthesia services for this non-MEDICARE claim: Patient has the Achilles tendon repaired with graft. The patient has controlled hypertension.

4. Assign the appropriate code and physical status modifier to describe anesthesia services for this non-MEDICARE claim: A healthy 60-year-old patient underwent a laryngoscopy.

5. Assign the appropriate code and physical status modifier to describe anesthesia services for this non-MEDICARE claim: A 48-year-old Medicare patient presents to the operating room for repair of recurrent incisional hernia in the lower abdomen. The anesthesiologist notes the patient has severe systemic disease.